The Altogether Soul

This is the second sermon of our sermon series titled “The Altogether Christian” that draws its inspiration from a sermon by John Wesley where he warned an Oxford church full of biblical scholars and people training to be clergy that it’s possible to be almost a Christian without being altogether a Christian. We can be sincere, moral, and faithful in Christian practices while missing the transforming power of deep, saving trust in God. We can be followers of Christ in name, yet hold back from pursuing a life fully shaped by the Great Commandment. 

At the center of our journey to a vital, holistic faith stands Jesus’ call to love God with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength, and to love all our neighbors as ourselves. The repetition of the word all is not accidental. Following Jesus is not partial, occasional, or compartmentalized. It’s a life given over completely to God’s love being made real in us and through us.